Petty v. McReynolds
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Anderson County; B. H. Gardner, Judge. Action by W. R. Petty and others against J. A. McReynolds, tax collector. From a judgment dismissing the suit on demurrer, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtPleasants, C. J.
This suit was brought by appellants, who are residents and taxpayers of road precinct No. 1 of Anderson county, against appellee, who is tax collector for said county, to restrain the collection of a tax of 17 cents on the $100 valuation of property in said precinct, levied by the commissioners’ court of said county to create a sinking fund and pay the interest on a proposed issue of road bonds for said precinct.
The court below sustained a general demurrer and various special exceptions to plaintiffs’ petition, and, plaintiffs declining to amend, their suit was dismissed.
[1] The petition…
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